San Antonio vs Austin: where does a financial advisor save more?

Best for saving: Austin โ€” about $4,612/mo after taxes and living costs.

San Antonio
US
Austin
US
โ˜… Best for saving
Median salary$90,565$120,423
Take-home / mo$5,883$7,522
Income tax~22%~25%
Living costs / mo$2,460$2,910
Savings / mo$3,423$4,612
Savings rate58%61%
VerdictExcellentExcellent

Single professional, after-tax. "Savings" = take-home โˆ’ a baseline cost of living. A planning estimate, not financial advice.

How we calculated this

โ€ข Salary: BLS/OECD median for a financial advisor, adjusted per city.

โ€ข Tax: each country's single-filer effective rate (e.g. US ~22%, US ~25%).

โ€ข Living costs: a single professional's baseline monthly budget per city.

Estimates, not financial or tax advice. Updated 2026.